PMP study plan

PMP · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 8 hours per week

Week 1

Process

Map the five process groups and ten knowledge areas onto a single reference sheet written in your own words
Decompose a sample project scope into a WBS with at least three levels and 30 work packages
Sequence 20 activities into a precedence network and identify the critical path and total float
Distinguish predictive, agile, and hybrid delivery approaches using three real project examples

One-page process-group and knowledge-area map, plus a 30-work-package WBS and a 20-activity network diagram with critical path and float annotated

Week 2

Calculate PV, EV, AC, CV, SV, CPI, SPI, EAC, ETC, VAC, and TCPI across eight scenarios
Build a risk register with 15 risks scored on probability and impact, each paired with a response strategy
Select the appropriate contract type for six procurement scenarios and justify each choice
Apply cause-and-effect, Pareto, and control-chart analysis to two defect scenarios

EVM worksheet with eight scenarios solved correctly and a 15-item risk register with scored responses

Week 3

Classify twelve team scenarios into Tuckman stages and select the matching leadership action
Compare servant-leader, transformational, and transactional styles across six team situations
Resolve eight conflict scenarios using the five conflict-handling modes and justify each selection
Match Maslow, Herzberg, McClelland, and McGregor theories to twelve observed team behaviors

Scenario workbook of 30 People-domain items answered with a written justification for every chosen action

Week 4

Draft a team charter including ground rules, a decision model, and an escalation path
Design a stakeholder engagement plan using a power/interest grid for twelve stakeholders
Complete a 90-question timed mock under exam conditions
Analyze mock results and rank the five weakest tasks by error count

Scored 90-question timed mock plus a ranked error log covering the five weakest tasks and their root causes

Week 5

Trace a change request end-to-end through integrated change control and document each approval gate
Assemble a communications management plan for a 25-person distributed team
Evaluate three procurement scenarios for make-or-buy decisions and incentive structures
Deliver structured feedback to a simulated underperforming team member using a documented model

Change-control flow diagram, a communications plan, and three written procurement decisions with rationales

Week 6

Summarize how functional, matrix, and projectized structures alter authority and resource control
Identify compliance, regulatory, and sustainability considerations for four industry scenarios
Analyze benefits realization and value delivery for a case project end-to-end
Complete a second 90-question timed mock weighted toward residual gaps

One-page Business Environment cheat sheet plus a 90-question timed mock scored at 75% or higher

Week 7

Complete a full 180-question timed mock in a single sitting
Categorize every missed question by ECO task and root cause (knowledge gap, misread, or process error)
Re-teach the three weakest tasks from your own notes and re-test with 20 new items per task
Build a per-question pacing and time-management plan for exam day

Full-length mock score report with an error taxonomy and a remediation list of no more than ten tasks

Week 8

Final mixed mock scored at 80% or higher plus a completed one-page cheat sheet reviewed the day before the exam

Week 2: Solve eight EVM scenarios with zero calculation errors and explain each formula aloud without notes

Week 4: Score 70% or higher on the 90-question timed mock with every missed item logged and root-caused

Week 6: Score 75% or higher on the second timed mock and 80% or higher on a 20-question Business Environment quiz

Week 8: Score 80% or higher on the final mixed mock and clear the 60-item missed-question retest at 90% mastery